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ORIGINAL: gaRCfield

Yeah I just wanted to make sure we were suggesting appropriate planes. I'm sorry to hear the OP had a bad experience with a bad plane, however it might make him appreciate something like this even more than the rest of us:

This is the plane you want!

Aeroworks has a pretty dynamite reputation and everything in their kits is first rate - hardware, covering, quality...

Especially with you 'not needing 3D' a .61 in this sub-6lb bird should fly wonderful aerobatics.

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ORIGINAL: bonebreak

Let me clarify. I am fully capable of flying the Extra, and very well I might add. I have about 30 successful flights and 60+ landings. The reason it crashed is because I dead sticked at very low throttle, and could'nt pull it out due to children on the feild ( I would rather crash than hit a kid). This is the second crash, and both very similar. The first time I was at a moderate speed, and the wing dropped during final, and down it went (there was no signs of stalling, and I was going plenty fast). The CMPro 50 size is a piece of junk due to its very bad habit of dropping a wing, even at moderate speed. I followed a thread about this plane, and there are very few who have not drove this plane into the ground after numerous successful flights. The plane is VERY heavy for its size (.40size at 7lbs), and although I could probably fix it, I would rather get a plane that is as capable, and doesn't have ASMANY bad habits (and gets rave reviews from those that have one). I bouight the plane prior to researching it, and most said to stay VERY far away. I should have listened. Anyways, I don't want to risk my engine again hoping this plane doesn't crash again. I feel lucky so far, and don't want to test my luck.

PS, my Escapade is my throw around plane, and is a blast to fly. It however is not much of a challange.

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ORIGINAL: AJ4PJ


The plane is getting ahead of you, it sounds like to me. I would fix it and fly the dickens out of it until I knew it so well that I grew nauseous whenever I looked at it, or I'l back off of that hot a model and go back to the advanced trainer stage for a while. I'm not implying that you are stupid, stubborn or incorrigible (that's me!). I'm simply saying that this is a hobby and it is meant for enjoyment. Any other scale model of an aerobatic plane will have precisely the same handling characteristics as your CMP Extra. That is simply the nature of the beast.

Whose kids are on the flying field? Yours? They should be contained in the car when you are not able to supervise them directly. That is no one elses job but yours.


Ed Cregger

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